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Le Roy, Iowa Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Le Roy weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Le Roy, IA
Saturday, July 4 at 11:52 PM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
86%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:48 AM
Sunset
3:49 PM
Le Roy, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLe Roy, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 88°
Le Roy, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    72%
    0.12″
    83°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    88°67°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    88°67°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    84°65°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    34%
    88°66°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    0.02″
    79°70°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    81°67°+2°
Le Roy, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
335° · veering 168°
Direction
NNW
335°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 27 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Le Roy, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.0
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.79 inHg
Now
975.0
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974977
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.3974.2975.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Le Roy, IA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Le Roy, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.9mi
UNLIMITED
60 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:52 UTC · Le Roy, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:52 UTC · Le Roy, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Le Roy, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Le Roy, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Le Roy, IA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
12:48 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
3:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Le Roy, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
11:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Le Roy, IA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Le Roy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Le Roy

  1. Sat83°69°72%
  2. Sun88°67°9%
  3. Mon88°67°1%
  4. Tue84°65°1%
  5. Wed88°66°34%
  6. Thu79°70°58%
  7. Fri81°67°29%
  8. Sat76°64°6%
  9. Sun77°61°6%
  10. Mon82°60°4%
  11. Tue86°65°3%
  12. Wed84°68°7%
  13. Thu87°71°16%
  14. Fri92°72°16%
  15. Sat93°73°13%
  16. Sun86°67°10%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Le Roy

SPC includes Le Roy in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Le Roy

  • 50103
  • 50264
  • 50123

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.